Beat the boring blues and have your kids come
out to Santa Ana NWR for the summer Junior Ranger Day.
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Gerald Sneed is more than just an artist, a visitor,
or vendor. His years of dedication and love for
our local wildlife are a paradigm for us all. He is a
man in tune with the nature and beauty of our place
depicting the very soul of the Santa Ana National
Wildlife Refuge in the depths of his canvas. This
man is its friend.
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The Hawk Watch at SANWR is an
annual survey of all hawks that are migrating
through the Rio Grande Valley. SANWR has been conducting the
hawk watch since 1990 and is dedicated
to the conservation and preservation of
hawks.
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Every year, on the 3rd Saturday in February, SANWR hosts Winter Texan Appreciation Day. Over 800 folks attended this year's event, making it one of our most successful ever!
ever
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The cooler climate of the winter months makes exploring Santa Ana NWR very enjoyable. Take the Tram Tour or just head out on the walking trails. You are sure to have a great time!
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Although any day is a great day to visit Santa
Ana National Wildlife Refuge, our winter here
is one of marvel and awe, sure to bring you
back year after year just like the birds that come
to visit us!
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2016, marks the 25th year that the Lower Rio Grande Valley National
Wildlife Refuge has hosted the Annual Rio Reforestation event. There is no better way to get our young people involved than by giving them a purpose
and a chance to make a difference in the future of our Valley.
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When you think of summer many things
pop into your head. Picnics, barbeque, pools,
beach, hot weather, gnats, skin rashes and for
many butterflies. Look out bird watchers ...
butterfly watchers are on the rise.
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If you have been to the Santa Ana National
Wildlife Refuge lately you've probably seen
many fluttering insects of wonder. I'm not
talking about butterflies, but rather dragonflies
and damselflies.
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Santa Ana NWR is a beautiful place that can transport you back in time with its long flowing Spanish Moss and it Ball Moss
high up in trees. Spending quiet time here alows your mind to release all of its stressful problems and replace them with the
serenity of nature's beauty.
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The City of Alamo is known as "the
gateway to Santa Ana National Wildlife
Refuge." As an Urban Refuge our initiative
urges us to go out in to the community
and engage the public in our mission.
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The Plain Chachalaca (chah-chuh-lah-kuh) is a large chickenlike
bird in the family Cracidae whose origins are in Mexico and
Central America. Here in the United States they can only be found
in Southern Texas.
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Hummingbirds are New World birds that constitute
the family Trochilidae including over
300 species. Among the smallest of birds, most
species measure in the 7.5 to 13 cm range.
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Santa Ana is a great place to bring your
little ones to explore and learn about
the many facets of the flora and fauna
of the Rio Grande Valley.
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